CPSC, Distributors Announce Recall of "FIRE CAP" Fire and Smoke Suppressants

Recalled February 8, 2000 · CPSC recall 00064 · Distributors

Recalled "FIRE CAP" fire and smoke suppressant

Hazard

The product does not suppress fires and could intensify fires.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using this product immediately. Consumers should either throw out the can or return it to the place where purchased, for a full refund.

Units

More than 136,000

Incidents / injuries

CPSC is not aware of any incidents or injuries with this product. This recall is being conducted to help prevent injuries.

Description

The 16-ounce aerosol cans are red, orange, yellow, black and white with a red plastic cap and red aerosol button. Wording on the front of the can reads, in part, "FIRE CAP...FIRE and SMOKE SUPPRESSANT." "FOR USE ON SMALL SPOT FIRES..." is on the back of the can, along with drawings of the product being used on a trash can fire, a stove fire, a car fire and a camp fire. "Manufactured by the Colbra Group" is written on the back of the can.

What to do

Consumers should stop using this product immediately. Consumers should either throw out the can or return it to the place where purchased, for a full refund.

Contact

Consumers should call CPSC's toll-free hotline at (800) 638-2772 for instructions on returning the product to the place of purchase.

Product

FIRE CAP fire and smoke suppressant

Manufacturer(s)

The Colbra Group (out of business)

Distributed by

Mid-State Fire System · Contract Filling Inc.

Retailers

Snap-On Tools dealers, Home Shopping Network, and direct market distributors, including Mid-State Fire Systems, and Contract Filling Inc., sold the product nationwide, from February 1996 through September 1999, for about $10.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →